Cravat holder



Patented Feb. 12, 1935 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE CRAVAT HOLDER.

Abraham Blusteln, Washington, D. 0. Application September 18, 1934, Serial No. 744,589

9 Claims. (01. 24-49) This invention relates to necktie fasteners and. cravat holders and comprehends the provision of means for guarding a necktie or cravat to prevent the same from fluttering inthe wind or becoming disarranged upon the person, to the end that a neat and tidy appearance will attend its use by the wearer.

One of the achieved objects of the invention is to provide a cravat holder with an adorning chain slidably and detachably locked thereto; other objects include the provision of means for detachably and slidably engaging a chain loop to a support; the provision of a bar and fastener having at one end of the bar a chain pivotally attached thereto and means intermediate both ends thereof to provide locking means capable of coacting with key means at the other end of the chain, whereby such other end of the chain may be detachable and slidable; the provision of an adjustable bar, capable of adjustment to the size of a tie. I

Other objects will appear from the drawing, description and claims hereafter presented.

Figure 1 is a view in elevation of a novel cravat holder, showing the chain in locked position and capable of slidable movement.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the device of Figure 1, the links of the chain being omitted for sake of clarity.

Figure 3 is a detail of the key shown in use in Figures 1 and 2.

Figures 4 and 5 are respective views similar to Figures 1 and 2, each showing modifications of the chain element and locking means.

Figures 6 and 7 show a further modification; Figure 6 being in assembled position, and Figure 7 beinga plan view of Figure 6 with the chain and key omitted for clarity.

Figure 8 is a plan view of a blank used in form- 'ing the device shown in Figures 1 and 2.

Figures 9 and 10 are elevation and plan views respectively of a single bar type of cravat holder with a receiving lock and key similar to that shown in Figures land 2.

Figures 11 and 12 show plan and elevation views respectively of an adjustable bar of the type shown in Figures 9 and 10 modified.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 is a resilient member bent over upon itself to provide a fastening .device capable of. engaging the hem of ashirtbetween the legs 2 and 3 thereof. The member'l is preferably made of spring metal, either stamped or rolled, or otherwise fabricated, so long as it has resiliency and springiness to clip fasten a'garment therebetween. At one end of. the longer leg 3, a chain 4 is pivotally secured either through a normal end link, or by means of a hinge connection5. The other end of the chain is provided with a key member 6, having a T-shape, as shown in detail in Figure 3. This key fits into a receiving member '7, shown in Figure 2 as having a rectangular opening, such opening having been formed in the longer leg 3 of the supporting member 1.

The shorter leg 3 of the member 1 is provided with an enlargement 8 in the same plane as the lower leg, but this may be omitted, or changed in contour, if desired. 7

In Figures .4 and 5, the key 9 is shown as ballshaped to fit into the lock opening 10 of corresponding configuration. The chain in Figures 4 and 5 is modified as to linkage, but obviously the chain of Figure 1 may be used; or the chains shown in the various figures may be substituted one for the other; or any type of chain or ornamental element capable of flexing; either whollyor partly, may be used. A cord can be used.

In Figures 6 and 7, the lock opening 11 comprises a longitudinal slot in the spring member.

The fastener member of Figures 1, 2, 4 and 5 is preferably made from a blank of metal shown in Figure 8, by bending the same over upon itself to form the legs of the fastener. It may be made of a single piece of wire bent into shape. It may be blanked out of sheet metal without prebend- 'slot. The bar 19, by virtue of the telescoping member 23 is slidably adjustable over the member 21, of which it forms an extension. The relative, movability of elements 19 and 21 is limited by a stop 22. Other types of stops may be used.

In using the devices shown in Figures 1 to 5,

, the hem ofthe shirt or other garment is inserted -between-the legs of the member 1 while the chain is dangling in unlocked position. The chain is then carried aroundv the tie or cravat to embrace the same and the key is then inserted in the re.-

ceiving opening, thus permitting the key- (and In Figures 9 and 10, the bar 12 is provided with 3 consequently the chain) to be freely movable slidablc through a distance from the opening 7' and to the curved end of the bar. In Figures 6 and 7, the key is turned through an angle of after insertion in the slot to lock the same.

In the device shown in Figures 9 and 10, the key cooperates with the receiving member, similarly to the action in Figures 1 and 2, but obviously it can be modified according to the respective lock and key means shown in Figures 4, 5, 6 and '7. The clip member 16 attached to the bar 12 in Figures 9 and 10 is capable of holding the hem of the shirt or garment at substantially a point contact, by reason of the teeth or other engaging means 17.

Where the device of Figures 9 and 10 is modified as .to further adjustability by the means shown in Figures 11 and 12, a relatively narrow tie can be worn without the visual appearance of the bar extending beyond the same, as the telescoping feature permits an adjustment of the bar to narrow as well as wide ties.

It will be observed that in all the figures, the lock, slot and key construction permits the chain to be freely movable, as well as detachable. This freedom of sliding movement of the chain tends to prevent harsh rubbing of the tie against the chain, as the chain can slide along the slot. The detachable feature prevents distortion of the tie, as threading the tie through a loop is unnecessary; it also permits emblems to be threaded on the chain when additional ornamentation is desired.

What I claim is:

1. In a cravat holder, a garment attaching member having elongated receiving means forming a part thereof, a chain element attached at one end to said attaching member, and means at the other end of said chain element for coacting with said receiving means for detachably loosely holding said chain element in sliding engagement to said garment attaching member.

2. In a cravat holder, a bar member having an opening therein providing fastening means, a

chain secured at one end to said bar member, and' means attached at the other end oi said chain to enter said opening and detachably loosely fasten and slidably engage said bar.

3. In a cravat holder, a garment fastener member having two legs, one of said legs having an enlarged opening capable of receiving a key member, a chain attached at one end to one of said legs, a key attached to the other end of said chain and operable when entering the enlarged opening to detachably loosely slidably engage the chain to the garment fastener member.

4. In a cravat holder, an elongated garment attaching member having elongated receiving means at a point intermediate its ends, a chain element attached to said elongated member, and a. key on said chain element capable of coacting with said receiving means to embrace a cravat within the chain element.

5. In a cravat holder, a bar member having a longitudinal opening therein capable of receiving a key member, a guard element attached to said bar member and carrying a key member operable when inserted in said longitudinal opening to detachably loosely engage said element at an unsecured point to the bar member.

6. In a cravat holder, a bar member having sides defining a longitudinal opening communicating with a transverse opening, a chain pivotally attached to said bar member at one end of said chain, a key attached at the other end of of said chain and operable to enter said transverse opening and engage the sides defining the longitudinal opening to-detachably looselyslide the key end of the chain freely on the bar member.

7. In a cravat holder, a bar member, a spring clip attached thereto, means at one end of said bar member defining a longitudinal slot adapted to receive a key element, a chain secured at one end thereof to one end of the bar member, a. key element attached to the other end of said chain, said key element being operable in use to enter said slot and permit freedom of sliding movement of said chain in operative position.

8. A cravat holder including a bar carrying slidable means for adjusting the length of the bar to the width of a tie and having means therewith defining an opening to receive a. key element, a chain attached to one end of said bar element carrying a key for entering into detachable sliding engagement with said opening, and means for attaching the bar element to a garment.

9. In a cravat holder, a bar member composed of two telescopic parts, one of said parts having an opening therein providing receiving fastening means, a chain secured at one end to said bar member, and means attached at the other'end 

